London Heathside 5 miles, Finsbury Park, 7 March 2010.

Men. 1 P Owor 25:45; 2 H Raidi 26:37.

Bushy parkrun 5k, 6 March 2010.

Men. 1 M Skinner (Blackheath &BH) 14:46; 4 R Stannard 15:54; 9 M Trees 17:30.

Edinburgh parkrun 5k, 6 March 2010.

Men. 1 R Inglis (Lothian) 16:11; 30 P Chapman 19:13.

Goring 10k, 28 February 2010.

Men. 1 M Osbourne (Oxford Uni) 34:09; 16 M Whiting 38:14.

Women. 1 S Amend 38:52.

ECCU National Cross Country Champs., Roundhay Park, Leeds, 27 February 2010.

Men's 12k. A Vernon (Aldershot F&D) 38:01; 2 M Geele (Newham &EB) 38:10; 3 S Vernon (Stockport) 38:20; 16 D Mulhare 39:52; 41 J Kelly 40:47; 103 M Pollard 42:40; 153 J Fairbourn 43:40; 165 W Cockerell 43:52; 232 M Byansi 45:01; 290 L Eguia 45:58; 1008 R Harding M45 56:26; 1254 Don Anderson M55 1:01:44; dnf M Trees M45; 1428 finished.

Teams: 1 Aldershot F&D 182; 2 Leeds City 208; 3 Bedford & County 291; 4 Coventry Godiva 309; 5 Woodford Green wEL 390; 6 Tipton 392; 7 Belgrave 567; 107 teams closed in.

Under 20 Men's 10k. 1 N Goolab (Belgrave) 33:07; 2 J Wilkinson (Leeds City) 33:23; 3 B Norris (Notts) 33:29; 104 P Dolan 38:14; 204 finished.

Teams: 1 Warrington 62; 2  Leeds City 107; 3 Aldershot F&D 130; 16 teams closed in.

Senior Women's 8k. 1 S Twell (Aldershot F&D) 27:52; 2 S Stockton (Vale Royal) 28:07; 3 H Dean (Hallamshire) 28:12; 46 S Murphy 31:14; 543 finished.

Teams: 1 Charnwood 73; 2 Aldershot F&D 99; 3 Bristol &W 134; 61 teams closed in.

Cardiff parkrun 5k, 27 February 2010.

Men. 1 S Davies 15:06.

Banstead Woods parkrun 5k, 27 February 2010.

Men. 1 M Chapman (SLH) 16:54; 2 R Ward 17:24.

Richmond Park parkrun 5k, 27 February 2010.

Women. 1 R Holmes (Ranelagh) 20:17; E Moll 26:39.

Bushy Park parkrun 5k, 27 February 2010.

Men. 1 R Stannard 16:24.

Armagh 5k, 25 February 2010.

Men. 1 N McCormick (Morpeth) 13:58; 21 M Pollard 14:35; 30 J Kelly 14:45; dnf S Sharp.

Brighton Half Marathon, 21 February 2010.

Men. 1 D Wardle (Woodford Green wEL) 1:06:59; 1995 D McMillan M60 1:50:21.

Below: ... a storming run from James Fairbourn

Surrey County Cross Country Championships, Lloyd Park, 20 February 2010.

Another fine performance from Sarah Murphy; she was fourth last year and occupied the same position in 2010 but this time was much closer to the medals. Dropping back a little in mid race, Sarah rallied towards the end and closed to within one second of the bronze medal as the final crest to the finish was reached.

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Mike Trees was tipped off that he would probably be sixth scorer for the men's team and with a smile he took the hint: "Ok, I'll not go off at my normal pace then." 

One man who did start fast was Serpentine's Nick Torry, winner of the Metropolitan League the previous week.  With a mile gone the first four runners were strung out with our own Paskar Owor in fourth but at the end of the opening lap Torry, McMullen (Thames) and Rogers (Aldershot) had come together with Paskar about 6 metres off the pace.

Soon it was Rogers pushing on and then as the second circuit came to a close it was Torry stretching them out again with Paskar now in second but 10 metres adrift.  He's come back before in these circumstances (chasing Michael Coleman at Coulsdon before Christmas) so hopes were high.

All this time James Fairbourn was making waves, some 40 metres clear of Lander Eguia who was in turn putting pressure on Will Cockerell.  Herne Hill seemed to be home and dry in the team stakes but the battle for the lesser medals was much less clear cut with Hercules Wimbledon AC, Thames and ourselves all in with a shout.

"Runners in sight!"  The call rang out around the finish area - and it was indeed Paskar, now clearly ahead.  Somehow our man seemed intent on doing a fourth lap and as officials called out to put him right, Torry closed, but in the end he was safe enough.  James had maintained his high position and had proved to be a key man for us - as was Lander, just two places behind and fighting off a desperate Cockerpillar.  Mal Byansi was fifth man in and veteran Mike Trees' plan had proved well worth while for he finished strongly over the last lap and our hoped for set of medals proved to be "silvers".

Nice work!  It's been a bleak time for the men in the County Champs. - a series of seven incomplete teams being followed by 7th in 2006, and then 5th, 4th, 3rd and now 2nd. We missed Phil Wicks, winner for the past three years but troubled in 2010 by a knee injury. Second last year, James Kelly too was uncharacteristically absent, thinking ahead to the National race the following week; but Paskar's victory keeps the champion's cup in Belgrave hands and the streak now exceeds the run of Sweeney, Staines and Tadesse '95 to '97.

As the Belgrave team made their way home the fun was not over for our team manager, who managed to persuade a very obliging Herne Hill outfit to push his car in an effort to get it started.  Having won the team race they still had plenty left! 

Men's 12k. 1 P Owor (Belgrave) 40:15; 2 N Torry (Serpentine) 40:22; 3 P Rogers (Aldershot F&D) 40:38; 14 J Fairbourn 43:26; 16 L Eguia 43:41; 18 W Cockerell 43:50; 30 M Byansi 45:44; 37 M Trees M45 46:24; 58 R Norville 49:13; 108 finished.

Teams: 1 Herne Hill H 87; 2 Belgrave H 116; 3 Hercules Wimbledon AC146; 4 Thames Hare & Hounds 154; 5 Epsom & Ewell H 250; 6 South London H 274; 8 teams closed in.

Women's 8k. 1 S Morris (Windsor SE&H) 30:32; 2 L Kipling (Ranelagh H) 31:24; 3 K Ellison (Herne Hill H) 31:31; 4 S Murphy 31:32; 19 M Heaton 35:44; 68 finished.

Teams: 1 Ranelagh H 63; 2 Herne Hill H 67; 3 Thames H&H 76; 7 teams closed in, the Belgrave team did not.

Stewarts Scottish National Cross Country Champs., Callendar Park, Falkirk, 20 February 2010.

Men. 1 A Hay (Central) 37:40; 5 D Mulhare 38:25; 19 M Pollard 40:05.

Bushy Park parkrun 5k, 20 February 2010.

Men. 1 P Tulba (Basingstoke &MH) 16:03; 2 R Stannard 16:13.

Heaton Park parkrun 5k, 20 February 2010.

Men. 1 P Freary M40 16:35.

Banstead Woods parkrun 5k, 20 February 2010.

Men. 1 R Ward 17:31.

Finsbury Park parkrun 5k, 20 February 2010.

Men. 1 J Pickett (Lon. Heathside) 18:10; 7 P Chapman 19:50.

26.2 RRC Valentine's Day 10k, 14 February 2010.

Men. 1 G Price (Shaftesbury B) 30:50; 8 M Morgan (Striders) 33:16; 21 M Webb 36:20.

Women. 1 Y Grice (Bodyworks) 36:56; 3 S Amend 37:12.

Seville Marathon, 14 February 2010.

Women. 1 D Tadesse (Ethiopia) 2:34:53; 20 V Goodwin 3:12:09.

Hampshire League, Salisbury, 13 February 2010.

Men. 1 B Moreau (Aldershot F&D) 28:29; 21 M Kiralyfi U20 31:22.

Bushy Park parkrun 5k, 13 February 2010.

Men. 1 R Stannard 16:18.

Banstead Woods parkrun 5k, 13 February 2010.

Men. 1 R Ward 17:12.

Wimbledon Common parkrun 5k, 13 February 2010.

Men. 1 J Thompson (?) 18:14; 22 P Chapman 20:02.

Alsager 5 miles, 7 February 2010.

Men. 1 N McCormick (Morpeth 23:33; 18 S Sharp 24:29.

Sweatshop Men's Surrey CC League, Newlands Corner nr. Guildford, 6 February 2010.

1 C Smith (Herne Hill) 25:39; 2 P Rogers (Reigate Priory) 25:42; 3 J McMullen (Thames H&H) 25:53; 4 O Edwards (Shaftesbury) 26:00; 5 P Owor (Belgrave) 26:03; 6 K Quinn (Herne H) 26:09; 8 J Kelly 26:15; 31 (scoring 30) R Stannard 27:46; 35 (33) L Eguia 27:55; 44 (39) B Hurley 28:25; 47 (41) P Dolan U20 28:38; 60 (47) K Hegvold M45 29:14; 71 (53) M Trees M45 29:29; 92 (68) M Webb M40 30:23; 118 (85) R Norville 32:11; 121 A Luce M40 32:26; 137 P Marsh M55 33:58; 162 H Corbett M50 38:54.

Teams:

1 Herne Hill (1, 4, 6, 9, 15, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29) 167;

2 Thames H&H (3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 19, 22, 31, 35, 36) 188;

3 Hercules Wimbledon (11, 16, 27, 37, 43, 44, 49, 50, 56, 57) 390;

4 Belgrave (5, 8, 30, 33, 39, 41, 47, 53, 68, 85) 409;

5 Reigate Priory (2, 17, 23, 45, 51, 55, 61, 64, 70, 90) 478;

6 Ranelagh (20, 32, 42, 59, 66, 69, 71, 74, 76, 77) 586;

7 Epsom & Ewell (18, 21, 34, 40, 60, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89) 607;

8 Guildford & Godalming (14, 38, 52, 58, 62, 67, 72, 80, 82, 83) 608;

9 South London (46, 48, 54, 63, 65, 73, 75, 78, 79, 81) 662.

Final league positions: 1 Thames H&H 763; 2 Herne Hill 809; 3 Belgrave 1742; 4 Hercules Wimbledon 1948; 5 Reigate Priory 1958; 6 South London 2020; 7 Epsom & Ewell 2296; 8 Guildford & Godalming 2352; 9 Ranelagh 2492.

Surrey Women's CC League, Wimbledon Common, 6 February 2010.

1 J Bleasdale (Thames H&H) 27:16; 2 F Clark (Reigate Priory) 28:36; 3 K Ellison (Herne Hill) 29:18; 7 S Murphy 29:52; 24 T Heaton 32:12; 36 A Hegvold W40 32:42; 39 V Goodwin 32:53; 91 C Eastham 36:31.

Teams: 1 Thames H&H 61; 2 Herne Hill 96; 3 Reigate Priory 131; 4 Dulwich R 165; 5 Ranelagh H 167; 6 Belgrave 197.

Final league positions: 1 Thames H&H 395; 2 South London 534; 3 Herne Hill 569; 4 Ranelagh 607; 5 Reigate Priory 685; 6 Belgrave 851; 7 Stragglers 901; 8 Dorking &MV 982; 9 Wimbledon W 996; 10 West 4 1033.

Wimbledon Common parkrun 5k, 6 February 2010.

Men. 1 M Furber (Crawley) 16:54; 2 W Cockerell 16:56; 20 P Chapman 20:21.

British Universities Cross Country Champs., Stirling, 6 February 2010.

Men. 1 A Vernon (St Mary's) 34:32; 2 N Goolab (Birmingham) 34:58; 6 D Mulhare (Stirling) 35:17; 19 J Blackledge (Oxford Brookes) 36:14.

Scottish 4k Cross Country Champs, Glasgow, 31 January 2010.

Men. 1 D Mulhare 11:15; 6 M Pollard 11:49.

SEAA Cross Country Champs., Parliament Hill, 30 January 2010.

Men. 1 N Hall (Bedford &C) 50:57; 2 J Pepper (Enfield &H) 51:08; 3 K Heywood (Bideford) 51:39; ... 25 J Kelly 53:57; 46 P Owor 55:34; 89 W Cockerell 58:12; 133 R Stannard 59:40; 428 M Trees M45 69:14.

Teams: (unofficial) 1 Bedford &C; 2 Aldershot F&D ; 3 Woodford Green wEL.

Wimbledon Common parkrun 5k, 30 January 2010.

Men. 1 A Vandenburg (Hercules Wimb.) 17:01; 8 R Norville 19:03; 23 P Chapman 20:43; 72 D Anderson M50 24:01.

Bridges Handicap, Battersea, 26 January 2010.

Mixed. 1 Jamie Stephenson 18:02 (12th fastest); 2 Steve Rawlinson 18:36 (13); Sarah 18:49 (14); Mick 19:52 (15); Ben Hurley 13:33; (1); Ed Smith 15:27 (7); Yannis Fitsakis 15:08 (5); Helen Smethurst 16:42 (9); Irene 17:23 (11); Bruce Barton 14:48 (3); Charlie Dickinson 16:21 (8); Will Cockerell 13:42 (2); Claire Arnott 20:24 (16); Cathal 15:03 (4); Robert Norville 15:22 (6); Stephen Harrison 17:15 (10).

Garons 10k, France, 24 January 2010.

Men. 1 V Goodwin 40:16.

Middlesex CC Champs., Ruislip, 23 January 2010.

Men's 12k. 1 S Sharp 42:01.

Under 20 Men's 8k. 1 M Solomon (L Heathside) 28:03; 3 M Kiralyfi 29:09; 6 D Kiralyfi 29:46.

McCain Cross Challenge, Antrim, Ireland, 23 January 2010.

Men. 1 M Kiegen (Kenya) 27:49; 10 M Mulhare 30:01; 14 D Mulhare 30:21.

Heaton parkrun 5k, 23 January 2010.

Men. 1 A Buttery (Rossendale) 16:39; 2 P Freary M40 16:43.

Wimbledon Common parkrun 5k, 23 January 2010.

Men. 1 S Wurr (Thames H&H) 16:17; 42 P Chapman 21:36.

Bushy parkrun 5k, 23 January 2010.

Men. 1 A Robinson (Herc. Wimb) 16:12; 2 R Stannard 16:25.

KPMG Invitation Road Mile, Bermuda, 17 January 2010.

Men. 1 S Biwott (Kenya) 4:11.4; 2 N Speaight 4:12.8.

Dartford 10 miles, 17 January 2010.

Men. F Neuschwander (Germany) 51:29; 3 H Raidi 54:32.

Australian CC Champs., Brimbank Park, Victoria, 17 January 2010.

Men. 1 C Birmingham 36:50; 6 R Dessaix-Chin 37:39.

McCain UK Cross Challenge, Cardiff, 17 January 2010.

Men. 1 A Vernon (Aldershot F&D) 28:12; 14 J Kelly 29:56.

Veterans AC CC Champ, Wimbledon Common, 16 January 2010.

Men. 1 P Glynn (Hercules Wimb) 33:02; 21 C Dickenson 1-M60 37:37; 25 P Marsh 2-M55 38:10; 56 H Corbett M50 44:42.

Wimbledon Common parkrun 5k, 16 January 2010.

Men. 1 E O'Connell (Serp) 17:47; 9 S Ryan 19:10.

BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, 9 January 2010.

Men's 9k. 1 J Ebuya (Kenya) 28:41; 13 D Mulhare 31:18.

Men's 4.2k. 1 R Stevenson (New Marske) 13:20; 15 S Moralee 14:48; 18 M Pollard 15:07.

Woodbank parkrun 5k, 3 January 2010.

Men. 1 K Fowler (Staffs Moorlands) 16:54; 2 R Ward 17:27.

Lauriston/Hercules Wimb. 5 miles multi-terrain, Wimbledon Common, 2 January 2010.

1 K Quinn (HHH) 25:40; 4 W Cockerell 27:00; 7 K Hegvold M45 28:18; 29 A Hegvold W40 1-female 32:47.

Roundshaw Downs parkrun 5k, 2 January 2010.

Men. 1 M Morgan 17:30.

Wimbledon Common parkrun 5k, 2 January 2010.

Men. 1 A Robinson (Thames H&H) 17:42; 60 D Anderson M50 23:23.